The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

-*--~-~. mit. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS 1 EVERY EVENING, at Eight. JIO YAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN. VERDI NIGHT, THIS EVENING. FAUST and TRO VATORE SELECTIONS. Witte. C. Patti, Mdlle. Krebs iar. Levy, Mr. G. Perrin, Mr. Patey, Mr, J. Wiuterbottom, avid Ali Ben Sou- tile. Orchestra of One Hundred Performers. )3and of she Coldstream Guards. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphitheatre, One Slitting ; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private Boxes, £1 is. and 10s. ed. 31. ARBAN, the celebrated French Cornet-a- Pistons, will app ear on Wednesdiy next, On 'I hursday next, the Second BEETHOVEN NIGHT. rh;rd aIENDELSSOIIN NWHT will be given, which will be duly announced. ROYAL PRIN C E S S'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manag,er, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy ty Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Alter which, TIIE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. voinci,, J. \V. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, 11. Forremter. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss FAnny Gwynne. N - ft W ThEA lift;-11,0 YAL, ADELPHI. sme Proprlstor and Manager. M. B. Webster. TO-NIGHT, A WOMAN OF BUSINESS. Messrs. J. Toole, Killington, and Mr.. Stirling. —After whioh, MASKS AND FACES. Messrs. B. Webster, P Ledford, H. Phillips, Billington, Stuart; Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Billing,ton. and Miss H. Simms. To conclude with THE ACTOR'S RETREAT. Messrs. ; 1 . L. Toole, P. Bethord, H. and hiss Woolger. Commence at 7. n OPAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINXN r TALENT AND COMEDY. gh SPI LL ab le This popular Theatre will OPEN for the Winter Season On MONDAY, Sept. 12, with (second time) Mr. Arthur Sketehly's a f r d ' HOW s a n highly successful n o t , loTri,giannaal FC.ucmedßyerno q, BEY GET OCT Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Those cele brated artiste Mr. and Mrs. Char'es Mathews are re-engaged. M rs. Stirling, 31r. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son. Mr. Asnley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. John stone, Mr. II Montague, Miss Cotterel , Miss Fanny Joseph Mies pattc Josepks,Scenic Artists Mr. Gat 1 ' 3 , i , 3 pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kinloch: Mnsical es C a o n n! p uctor, Mr. Wallenstiene. Stage Director, Mr. F. Webster. COUNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES. Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a var iety of WASHING SILK suitatle for .the coun try and seaside, and at the e:earing-out puke 0 duly £1 11s. 6d. the dress. JAY'S, 247, 249, and 251, Regent-street. BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw material has already r;sen 15 per cent., and it will soon reach a far greater per-centage. Messrs. JAY, therefore, invite t heir numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock they have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally b more ,CoJtly as the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average JAY'S, 217,249, and 251, Regent-street. C- O r CALS.— The LILLES HAL E. COMPANY'S COALS. 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Both sides, it is true, have said their say often enough since this unhappy war broke cut ; the arguments have been bandied to and fro until the veriest child has grown familiar with them ; but there are some a vents, some subjects so remarkable that " their in finite variety" does not lose its force by constant r epetition. More especially is this the case when the) speakers are men not only of great ability and hig,l position, but of the most intimate acquaint anc-) with the wants and feelings of the peoples whoee interests are under discussion, and whose words are therefore no round of borrowed platitudes but the honest outpouring of practical convictions. Such words are not only advocacy, but evidence. They show us the animus of either side. They fur nish us with data from which to draw our own conclusions. Under these aspects the narrative of the conversation between JEFFERSON' DAVIS and Colonel JAQUES cannot be read with indifference; and indeed the circumstances of the interview are of themselves sufficiently striking to rivet attention. Two Northerners, actuated by the desire to see some suspension of the fratricidal strife now desolating two great countries, pushed their way, by means of letters, &c., to the very presence of the Southern President. They passed the hostile lines, and were safely brought to the "State Department" in Rich. nionA, where they had a lengthened interview with the roan who,in the words of Mr GLADSTOSE, " has made the South a nation," Their conversation, of course, was profitless so far as any immediate prospects of peace are concerned ; but the very fact of its taking place is in itself encouraging. The go-a-head nation has cer tainly hitherto carried on its war in the most mat. for of fact way. No trace of chivalry or sentiment has interfered with the material objects, but this enterprise of Colonel JAQUES, and the courteous reception accorded him by President DAVIS, reads like a page from the Romance of War instead of its jmere ordinary history. The argument did credit to both sides, being conducted with admirable temper, wt lite the opponents were well matched. Mr. DAVIS must, however, have been amused to see the quiet =tuner in which Colonel JAQUES brought forward the very points which tell against the North, his simplicity, real or assumed, serving for loglc. ;Thus, when he said to him, "You are wholly with ou t money and at the end of your resources," Mr. DAVIS may have recollected the latest price of gold i n N e w York. When Colonel JAQUES went en to sa y, " GRANT has shut you up in Richmond, SUER MAN is before Atlanta. Had you not better accep t henoarable terms while you can retain your prestige o a nd save the pride of the Southern people ?"it is n great wonder that Mr. DAVIS smiled as ha replied, " I respect your earnestness, Colonel, but you do not seem exactly to understand the situation. We are not exactly shut up in Richmond. if your p apers tell the truth, it is your capital that is in danger, not ours." He then reminded his hearer that, after all GRANT'S brilliant Hank movements, he was no nearer Richmond, while he was poorer by 75,000 or 80,000 men than at the outset. On the financial question he had as much to say. The South need certainly not fear comparison with her Antagonist on that score, for, as Mr. DAVIS said to his visitor, "Our paper has the solid basis of a large cotton crop, white yours rests on nothing, and you owe all the world." Bat such arguments would not of course convince either side. The sin of the war did not, President Deus declared, lie at his door, for he had foreseen it for . 12 years, but had beau powerless to prevent it. The whole blame, he averred, rested with the North who refused to admit the right of the y Southern people to:govern them selves. Colonel JAQUES suggested that the people should bo allowed to decide that the propositions ebould be laid before them by the relative Govern ments. Peace, union, emancipation, no com pensation, and universal amnesty as the other, and both sides to be bound by the vote of the) majority. The plan, as President DAVIS justly Eaid, is quite impracticable. It is the plan of a theorist, not of a practical man, but Mr DAVIS ohjEcted to its very principle. It was the tyranny of the msjority, he said, -1,1-1 tiff )11/J ted to. The Northerners remonstrated. "The majority must rule finally either with bullets or bal lots." This was not the creed of GEORGE WASHINGTON and his compeers, but it is strange to see the inconsistency displayed by the Unionists, whose very name, as Mr. BENJAMIN ob served, "United States" implies a partnership, not an identification of interests. The language of Mr. DAVIS was worthy of himself and his position, and displayed the unalterable resolve of the South to their independence. The North has yet to letrn the lesson, but the crime of the war now lies at their door, and they cannot palliate it, since the Southern leader has said, in plain words, that slavery is no part of the matter, and that he will receive any pro. posals for peace on the basis of Southern indepen dence. How long will the North refuse to ex knowledge the national existence of that zom- D annity which all Europe has long since recognised as an established fact ? Last Saturday Lord PALMERSTON had a gracious task to perform, albeit it was tinged with sadness. Those who occupy a prominent position in life have no more significant and solemn duties to discharge than to pay their tribute of respect and add their mite of approbation to their competitors and co adjutors in the race of life. The noble lord who unveiled the statue to the memory of the late Sir GEORGE CORNWALL LEWIS has often been fated to behold such scenes and take part in such efforts to honour the dead and encourage the survivors. It has long been an undisputed maxim that De mortius nil nist bonum, but we look for something more than this when those who have done their best daring the span of their earthly existence to serve their Sovereign and country and to win the esteem of their fellow men are called away from among us. The strife of politics and the tumultuous strife of party zeal are hushed at the portals of the tomb; and appropriately so, for its occupant has passed away for ever from its vanity and its vexations. It is fitting that whenever any particular ability and excellence are displayed, due note should be made of such attributes after death. "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die;" and no better consolation can irradiate the dying hours of the de parted, or cheer and sustain his friends who sur vive him, than the thought that the pas sage through this transitory state has been employed in a manner at once honest and honourable. Sir G. CORNEWALL LEWIS was a good type of an English Statesman, firm and de cided in his bearing, and consistent in his character. Such men are of value to the State they serve and an inestimable advantage to the country. Their lives are precious possessions to their fellow-subjects and incentives to more weak and wavering natures to persevere in the road of rectitude and strive to exert them to the utmost of their capacity. As the Rev. ARCHER ELIDE declared when he requested Lord PALMERSTON to uncover the statue, they ask him to " sanction the exaggerated praise of a lying epitaph, for they had placed nothing on the base of that statue which everyone capable of judging could not affirm to be truth. The terms that record that Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS was "a wise and honest Statesman, a profound scholar, and a kind and firm friend'' are strictly true, and perhaps in these simple words we get a picture of more solid and enduring excellence than we could meet with in more elaborate descriptions, of more showy quali ties, and more striking achievements. Mr. ELICE spoke earnestly and impressively as to the high esteem in which the departed Statesman was held by all who knew him, and those then present in especial, they had had ample opportunities of wit nessing that course of life which never made him a single enemy ; ";and," concluded there's'. gentle man, "let us do all we can to hand down to posterity the knowledge that one great and eminent Statesman has risen up amongst us that among the gentry of England one was found, as I believe many more will be found whenever they are wanted, to serve his country well, and fill the highest and most important offices of the State." Lord PALMERSTON appeared to enter fully into the spirit of the scene before him, which, to him, must have contained particular attraction and suggested stirring thoughts. He whom he came to honour was his friend and colleague, and in doing homage to his memory he celebrated the last solemn cere mony w high this world can witness regarding the career of its distinguished men. They henceforth belong to the past and the future—the present i 3 over for ever with them, and all must be moved when they reflect upon the important effect a few years of public life may produce upon the reputa tion of the statesman himself and the interests of the country he serves, His Lordship's address was worthy of the occasion, and it is very fortunate that he was able to be present, for no one else could so well have filled his place. It was particularly his mission to come forward and do his. utmost in rendering the meed of approbation and approval to his departed friend. He could speak what he did know concerning him who wes that day the com mon subject of all thoughts, and no one had a better right to comment upon the character and attain.. menta of the Minister who was the first to recognise his aptitude and abilities. A moral may surely be conveyed to the rising generation in the career of Sir G. LEwIS, and in Lord PALMERSTON'S impret sive address we can see his whole career mapped out before us, an instance of what perseverance can accomplish, and a picture of what intellect and in• tegrity can perform. His Lordship observed that they were assembled to " confer posthomous honour on a great and distinguished Statesman who, by the inscrutable decrees of PROVIDENCE, was taken from us prematurely." This is another proof of the ex tent of the acquirements and performances of the late Statesman, because his time was short, compa ratively speaking, to have made for himself so ex tended and enduring a reputation both privately and leading points o f PAME h pu bli c l y. Lord L iso ß ar S e T e O r N , a t n ou d ch m ed ost u s p t o r n ong th ly e upon his good isestimabl e qualities which ga i ne d dwelt h imun will, and prevented the express sion of tho se angry feelin gs t h at often occur in public life. His power of performance was remark ably great, for h e k ept up his pursuit of kn ow l e d ge while he faithfully discharged his onerous duties in official life. Lord PALMERSTON declared that his great objet'; was to ascertain truth, and he pos sessed that desire in a greater degree than any one else whom he had met. The noble lord concluded his eloquent speech in moat impressive language, and it =not be denied that ho made an address worthy of the occasion and the subject. After declaring that the erection of the statue was a becoming act he went on to say, "And I hope that these whom I am addressing, and those who may follow their generation after generation, when they pass this statue will say, " This is the statue of a man dear to his country, who rendered important services to his country, who served his Sovereign and his fel lovv-countrymen with honesty of purpose, and with successful results." Further, Lord PALMERSTON added that such a career as that before them should serve as au incentive to exertion and an inducement to excellence, very truly observing that even where the same abilities were not present much might be done by care and attention. The PREMIER made a most useful deduction from . the example of his departed friend when he told the assembly there present to do him honour, that they might gain by, TEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 18G4. following, in some measure, the example of him whose career they had admired. " The imitation of great excellence, although it may not result in equal distinction, is the certain course to fit every man, - whatever may be his talents, to be a useful member to the community, and to earn the good will and esteem, of his benefactord and friends in life." Rightly understood the ceremonials, such as this at Hereford, are to be esteemed by all who take a part in V.lem. They are a substantial record of the services rendered to their generation by the men who o,re, its pride and ornament, they are signs and tokens to others that merit is appreciated, and it must be a gratifying reflection to a great states man that his works will not be buried with him— that the brief scene of his present struggles will not be all that he shall take a part in for the bene fit of the world, he will be a light for the past and a beacon for the future. It is also gratifying to reflect upon that in this country we have so many public men whose private life and excellence are of as much value as their public career of distinc tion. It is only when these agree in repute and honor that a course of existence can be pleasant and pro• fitable to themselves and others. Life can never be too long or too short if the aim and object of its duration be pure and elevated. It can never be too tedious to recruit end benefit their fellowmen, and it can never be too poor to rejoice in the joy of their KING, and to return to that MAKER who be stowed those priceless gifts upon them, if those gifts have not been abused or trifled with, but made the most of, honoured in their adaptation to human re quirements, and sanctified by the stamp of Divine approval. The memory of such lives cannot pass away with the transient splendours and vain pomg of the world around us, they have a part in that world which cannot see change. fessor and writer, M. Charles Le Normant, then gave us a most interesting but rather long account of the state of Catholicity in Greece and the lonian Islands, and of the massacres of Syria, of which he was a witness. The celebrated preacher, Pero Felix, whose ap pearance is of the meanest, it may almost be said from his stature and looks, then delighted the audience 'for a few minutes with his clear and easy comments on the formula of St. Augustine, quoted by the Cardinal of Malines in his open ing speech, liberty and charity. He called in the end for acclamations for Jesus Christ our Lord, whose divinity is insulted and denied; for his vicar, our Holy Father, Pius IX, and for cur Mother the Holy Catholic Church. These calls were heartily responded to by the assembly, which adjourned for half an hour only at half-past six, to resume again its meeting to receive the reports from its various sections. MALINES, September 3, 1864. To-day the Catholic Congress was terminated by an early meeting, at 8 e.m., at which several reports on the state of Catholicity in different countries were made, among which the most remarkable was one made by a Brazilian, Senor Marc de Costs, in which he stated the interesting fact that although slavery still existed in his country, yet it had be come very much mitigated by the religious spirit of the population, and by the laws which allowed the slave to purchase his own freedom from his earn ings, after his daily legal time of work for his master. He &so stated that charitable associations were organised in all the towns of Brazil for the redemption of slaves. Letters were read ad dressed to the Congress by the editors of the Annuli Cattolici of Genoa, by the distinguished historian and statesman, Cesare Cantu, of Milan, and by Signor Casoni, the eminent journalist, of Bologna. The venerable President. Baron de Ger lache, then read his farewell address, in which he expressed the special gratitude of the Congress for Mgr. Dupanloup's appearance among them, and for his discourse, which will leave such a marked ims pression in Belgium. The members of the Congress then adjourned to the cathedral church of St. Rombaut, where, in presenee of all the prelates who had been present at the Congress, and including the Bishop of Orleans, the Pere Felix preached one of his usual calm, beautiful, and clear discourses, which are as interesting in print as in speech. He took for his text the words, " Be trustful, I have over• come the world." He spoke of the life of the Church under the three respective states of persecution, protection, and neutrality on the part of temporal rulers. The sermon lasted more than an hour. His Eminence the Cardinal of Malines then ascended the pulpit to address a few farewell words to the assembly, and concluded them by reciting along with those present the acclamations of blessings on God, his holy name and attributes, on his holy Mother according to the flesh. and his holy friends the angels and saints, which are so constantly in use at the end of religious ceremonies in the churches of Rome. A banquet, in which nearly three hundred of the members of the Congress were gathered, tcok place at the Petit Seminaire, in the great hall of the general meetings, at 2 p.m. At 5 p.m. and later, till ten o'clock, the railway station was filled with groups of friends parting from each other, all with the expressed hope of meeting again in old Malines at a like happy gathering. As already announced, through our previous communication, this re assembling of the Congress at Malines will pro bably take place only two years hence: SURREY THEATRE. The winter season of this favourite theatre com menced on Saturday last, but during the recess the spirited lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and James Anderson, have worked a miraculous change in the interior of the establishment. Every corner has been rer,ovated, and the " front of the house" and "proscenium" now presents a very striking and brilliant appearance. A great improvement has been made in the arrangement of the boxes, the centre of the tier being converted into box stalls, and in which the occupant is indulged wiih one of the easiest of easy chairs and other conve niences that render this portion of the Surrey per fectly singular, Three rows of very comfortable pit stalls have also been made, so that, for a very trifling additional fee, the visitor to this portion of the house can secure as much comfort as the most faa• tidious could desire. The decorations are in the best taste, and with the new act drop, the coup d'oeil was really magnificent. The opening pieces were Lover's laughable Hibernian farce, " The Happy Man," the five act play "Civilisation," and Byron's successful burlesque " Fra Diavolo." In the first piece Mr Montgomery made a very successful debut as Paddy Murphy. In " Civilisation" Mr James Anderson assumed his favourite character of Hercule the Huron, which he performed with such spirit, fire, and intensity thit the audience was in ecstasy of delight. In the burlesque Miss Jenny Willmore made her first appearance here, and from the favour with which she was received she will soon become an established favourite. The evening's entertain. ment gave the greatest pleasure to a very crowded house, and the applause that testified their admiral tion was general and enthusiastic. Various novelties were announced as ready for production, the first of which will be a new drama, with extraordinary effects, entitled " A Fight with Fate," in which Mr Shepherd we believe will sus tain the principal part. THE ABINGDON PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL. —The Albert memorial at Abingdon, the founda tion stone of which was laid last autumn, is rapidly ap proaching completion, and its inauguration is looked for ward to with considerable interest, The base is quadrangular and there will be a medallion of the Queen in each panel, with bands of loses on the points at each angle. It will support four columns of red Mansfield stone, upon the angles of which the British lion holding the quartered and emblazoned arms of the late rrince Consort and of her Majesty will be carved, COURTS-MARTIAL IN THE FEDERAL ARMY.—In the weekly returns of courts-martial in the Federal army, two officers are sentenced to be cashiered for drunk enness, three officers aro sentenced heavily for disobedience to orders, two for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Here follow some sentences which speak for themselves :—" First Lieutenant Moses A Powell, Ist Michigan Sharpshooters, to be cashiered, with loss of all pay and allowances due or to become due, his shoulder straps and buttons to be cut off and his sword broken in presence of his regiment, and that this sentence be publ'_, abed in some newspaper in the county from which ha came, for cowardice. Major James H. Lane, 31st tilted States Coloured Troops, to be cashiered, with ' Ass o f a ll pay an d allowances now due or to become dv his shoulder-strap s and buttons to be cut off and his sword to be broken i n th e 'co presence of his regiment, and be confined at hard l a b our at the Dry Tortugas or ot`.ter Government work, until the expiration of his terr-, of service, for cowardice. Hard labour at Dry Tortugas, &c., to be remitted.—. Army acid Navy Gazette. HORRIBLE DEATH. —On Saturday morning Matt'aew Cornish, aged 18 years, son of a contractor and builder at the Isle of Dogs, Poplar, met with his death by falling into his father's lime-kiln while in the act of supplying it with a fresh supply of atone and coals. The fact of his not returning home the previous evening led his father to suspect some accident had occurred to him, ar,,j, upon examining the kiln, ho found the halt consurarA re mains of his son lying on the burning fuel. So r-ompletely had the fire done its work that only a portion of the body remained; the legs, arms, and head had disappeared, the bones alone being left to tell the melancholy tale. The ac cident in all probability occurred from the inhaling of car bonic acid gas while stooping over the kiln. CIIILD MURDER.-0a Saturday afternoon Dr. E. Lankester held an inquest at th.e Walmer Castle, Stingo-lane, Marylebone, on a ne , ,,dy -born female child, which was found wrapped up iu a parcel in the enclo sure of Bryanston-square. T',,e body was found by the gardener, who stated that at,out half-past eight o'clock on Thursday morning last b: d went round the garden to clear is of anything that might have been thrown over the rail ings during the ni6af. He thought this parcel was a dog or cat tied up, 13 ':a on undoing it ho found it was a child. came across dogs and cat s , w hi c h h e b ur i e d He frequentl- d immediate', s% The coroner said it had come to his know ledge ttat some of the gardeners to the various squares were, in the habit of burying the dead children as they did the dogs and cats, and thus concealing the fact of the dis covery. He thought within the last two or three weeks there had been a diminution in the number of exposed murdered children, which he believed was attributed to the publicity given to such cases, and the rewards offered by the parishes in which the children were found. Mr Quinney said that in the parish of St. Marylebone there were then four rewards of £5O in each case offered for the discovery and conviction of the murderer or murderers, A police-constable having deposed to receiving the body from the gardener and con veying it to the workhouse, Dr. W. F, Fuller, resiaent medical officer to Marylebone workhouse, deposed to ex amining the body of the deceased, which was that of a very fine female child. It was firstly wrapped up in calico, and then had an external covering of brown paper. Round the neck of the child there was a piece of twisted calico about a yard long, which was very tightly tied in a bow, causing the eyes and tongue to protrude. The brain and lungs were congested, and the right side of the heart was full •Jf blood, the left lung empty, The lungs were fallyiinflated:and floated readily in water, together with the heart and thymous gland. The child had lived an'l breathed perfectly. The cause of death was front the r,ord round the neck producing suffocation by strangulation. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." The calico and paper covering, together with a milliner's bill head, which was found on the thigh of the child, were then handed over to the police, in the hope that they might be useful in detect ing the murderer. THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN SoUTEI STAFFORD• SHIRE.—For more than two months a strike has existed among the miners in the district west of Dudley, in consequence of the coalmasters having given notice that they intended to reduce the wages of the men from os a day to 4s 6d. About a fortnight ago there were indications that the strike was coming to a close, many of the men having gone in at the reduction, and many more showing a dispo sition to return to their employment on the same terms. By great exertions, however, on the part of the leaders of the men not only were all those who had returned to work in clued to rejoin the strike, but many more who had up till then been at work were persuaded to take the same course. The result is that there are no fewer than 5,000 colliers on strike at the present time ita the above district, LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, SEPT. 4. The Messageries Imperiales mail steamer Peluse arrived here at 2 F.m. to•day with the above mails, 600 bales of silk, and 92 cases of rhubarb for London, THE CONGRESS AT MALINES. (FROM ot.:lt SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT). MALINES, Sept. 3, 1864. Yesterday was the last day of the Congress pro perly so called. There remains only for to-day's programme, a general meeting at 8 o'clock in the morning, at which the President, Baron de Ger• lathe, is to deliver the closing address ; after which we are to hear in the cathedral a parting sermon from the celebrated Pere Felix; and so must end this delightful gathering, of which we are promised a renewal only in two years' time. A banquet at 7 p.m. will still be the last opportunity of meeting for a few hundred of the members of the Congress. But l e t e s s p ea k o f yesterday. The sections held their last meeting in the morning, and my steps led me to the first section, where were being discussed the interesting subjects of St. Peter's pence, and the mode of propagating it, and the pilgrimages in general, and especially that of the Holy Land, At half•past 2 the general meeting began by a report on the Exhibition of Christian Art, which has gathered in the Hotel Liedkerke at Malines the art treasures of the greater part of the churches and monasteries of Belgium, in addition to several foreign contributions. The Exhibition is to re main open till the end of September, and is in some respects more complete than the Loan Museum was at South Kensington. The report, which was read by the Senator Cannart d'Hamale, of Malines, was intended chiefly to usher in the list of prizes awarded for a competition in religious sculpture, goldsmith's work, and stained glass, which had been proposed by the Exhibition com mittee. This list was read by the Chanoino de Bleser. Two prizes of 200 fr. and 100 fr, were awarded to the sculpture competition, both being gained by Belgian twists. The goldsmith's prize was given to a German from Aix la Coapelle, while the prize for stained glass was awarded to Mr N. J, Westlake, of London. MGR. DE WOELMONT, chaplain of the Pontifical .nuaves, then came forward to give a few particulars about the life of those Catholic volunteers of the Pope's army, among whom there are a great many Belgians. He spoke of the intellectual, religious, and charitable occupations of these young men, who wherever they are sent in garrison establish a society of St. Vincent de Paul, and visit and relieve the poor. He mentioned also the fact that a Pole, who was in the ZDuave Brigade, had come into it from a vow he had made to serve in the Papal army, should a child of his who was dangerously ill, recover. God had granted life and hea,th to hie child, and the grateful father cheerfully and exemplarily dig. charges his obligation, M. DE LA BainE, from the Isle of Bourbon, gave a short account cf the progress of the Society of St. Vincent do Paul and of the Catholic press in that French colony. A Hungarian, in his national costume and whose name I understood to be Mager, gave us in excellent French an account of the state of the Catholicity in Hungary, the youngest child of the Church in Europe, as he observed, for its conversion to Chris tianity only dates from the ninth century. Part of it, and that the most fertile, was for 160 years sub ject to the Turks, and now one-third of the popula tion had become Protestant, Their national policy had in consequence been much influenced in a Pro. testant direction, while the Protestants had nearly the whole of the press in their hands. What, how ever, was the strength of Catholicity in Hungary was her clergy, who were most edifying and learned. They had also established for some years the Society of St. Stephen for the diffusion of good books, and that of St. Ladislaus, founded in 18,50, to assist the Catholics of the Eastern rites. Both societies num. bored 24,000 members. Religious societies of work men also existed, A Catholic press was much wanted, and he regretted that the clergy in general did not yet completely understand the great need of it in the present age. He concluded by quoting the words of the well-known French oratorian, Pre Gratry, on the subject of Catholic journals. The Rev. Fdre DECHAMPS, a - Belgian Redemp. torist, then spoke briefly, from the charge of bei- t .l justify the Congress eg political, as it was not gathered for a politic et end, but cam e acr oss p o liti cs I I .ore or less mixed up with e ver y as they were re social questie„. He spoke of our verable president the I3ar°- .1 de Gerlache, as the hero of the national et"- agle of 1830, and as eve r i n th e f oremost ran k as a champion passione of true liberty. The Rev. Father HERMANN, superior of the Car. melite Friars of Jiensington, then addressed the Congress, to give them some particulars of th e s t a t e of Catholicity in England. He spoke of the great progress it had made :of late years as d ue i n great measure to his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman, who Was the only Catholic in England who did not per. ceive that his own diocese had made the most pro gress of any; for while in the rest of England the Catholio clergy had increased but threefold since the year of the Catholic emancipation, inthe diocese of Westminster they had increased fourfold. The general religious habits of the Catholics had become more tealthy. Formerly they were almost afraid to, di sp l ay , even in their ow n c h urches, t h e i r devo tion for the Blessed Sacrament, and for the Blessed Virgin Mary. No sermon on the Blessed Virgin was hardly ever heard from the Catholic pulpits of the land which once boasted the name of Mary's Dowery. These outworks of the fortress of faith had now been prominently restored. And this was duo especially to the Cardinal and the Fathers of the great Society of Sane, who ever held their foot ing in England eves when there was hardly any secular pri es t l e ft i n it, by th e perse cution of two centuries duration. Now the Month of Mary was duly observ e d t h roug h ou t th e l an d, an d all Catho!ics therein displ a y e d th e i r d evo ti on f or the Rosary and _ Scapular. Th e S capu l ar , t h at g reat devotion of English origi n , g i ven by O ar L a dy in England to an English saint, seemed to him a pl edge of the future return to the Church of that noble country. Father Faber, that great ascetic writer of mod ern t i mes , whose death has left such a void in the E n glish clergy, used to say that if more P ro t es t a nts were not conv erted, it was because the blessed Virgin Devotion to the blessed Sacrament was now especially honoured by the Catholi cs . re vived in England. was not sufficiently Even in Catholic countries it might be said that God in the Eucharist was too set up in Londo n , in much of an unknow n God. Every new sanctuary that vast city of three m illions of inhabitants, was another court of adorers gathered to ossessed six r e li. population. England now P adoratio n o f t h e gions houses where the perpetual compensate for the indifferenc e of the res t of the blessed Sacrament was kept up, and two of these houses were in London. The devotion of the forty hours' clposition of the blessed Sacrament was re vived in all the churches ; and an association for its adoration during the night had been formed by several pious men. The greatest union reigned in England between the secular and the regular clergy. The Society of St Vincent de Paul was now spread throughout the land, and kept up its num bers and works without any opposition. The atti tude of general society in England towards the Catholics was much improved. In fact, Catholicity is better known, and it can only profit by being known, as the Congress itself proves. The first Catholic made one of the judges of the land was appointed lately. The rev. father then described the kindness and attention which he had received from tee prison authorities and the sheriff on the occasion of his having to prepare for death four out of the five pirates of the Flowery Land, who were executed on the 22d of February last. Ido not wish in any way to spoil the description which Father Hermann gave of this moving events by any abridgment. I understand that his eloquent and interesting address is to be translated whole and entire into English. AL LE NORMAN; son of the late well knoWn pro- FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 2.—The market remains pretty firm, notwithstanding the arrival of Consols with a decline. Threes, for the end of the month, are un varied at 66fr. 99c. Mobilier has slightly receded, being now at 1,017 fr. 50c. Railway Market dull, but with little variation in prices. The market hecame rather heavier towards the close, and left off as follows : 4t per Cents .. 01 90 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 75 Credit Mobilkr.... 1018 75 Do. end month 1015 Bank shares 2395 Credit Fonder 1220 Roman Italian Loan 67 65 Do. end month 67 60 Ditto Threes — f New Mexican Russian ..... % — Austrian Spanieh Threes — 1-foine Debt Deferred BAIL °Home 1...,.•.. Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eaetern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona rAYB. Cash. .A.ooount. 891 25 .. 895 986 25 .. 988 75 927 50 .. 932 50 635 .. 638 75 523 75 .. 495 .. 492 50 347 50 .. 347 50 445 .. 447 50 538 75 .. 540 402 50 .. 402 50 485 .. 485 200 .. 200 Causes of Death in the Prime of Life, (Rom the Builder.) In submitting a list of candidates for election into the Infant Orphan Asylum at Wan stead, an account is given of the causes of death and the pursuits in life of the fathers of the children for whom admission is sought. From this we g ather some idea of the overw helmin g majority of fatal cases of consumption in the prime of life. In the paper referred to there are given the nam es and other particulars of the fathers of 118 children. Of these, 34 are reported to have died of consumption, 15 of disease of the heart, and 10 of fever —in all, from these causes, 59, or about half the num ber of deaths. And it is worth while to notice the pursuits of those who have died from the first and most extensive cause, and consider to what extent the fatal result has been produced by sedentary occupations, the ill effect of which has been increased by unwholesome shops, offices, &o. The subject is well worth far more extended inquiry than we can make at present ; but believing, as we do, with some medical /men, that consumption is much more affected by impure air and imperfect ventilation than has been generally supposed, we but glance at the subject, in the hope that it may lead to more extensive inquiry into this matter than is within the means of the present writer. Of those 34 deaths, there were two of saddlers, two of mercantile clerks, a baker and confectioner, boot-tree maker, surgeon, solicitor's clerk, draper, clerk to a proctor, butcher, solicitor's managing clerk, Trinity pilot, two builders, bank clerk, an accountant, chief commissioner of gold mines in the Brazils, innkeeper, statuary, secretary to gasworks, inspector of insurance agents, Government engi neering clerk, mercantile clerk, warehouseman, another clerk, a machinist, a plumber and glazier, silversmith's assistant, commercial clerk, sergeant-major in the army, another commercial clerk, a merchant's clerk, and a lay vicar at a cathedral. It is worth while to nctice that no less than 14 of the above number come under the class of clerks, secretaries, and such like. Of those who died of disease of the heart there were two clergymen, a surgeon, a house decorator, a cheesemonger, a grocer, a banker's clerk, a law stationer and accountant, a master law-writer, clerk at a railway terminus, an organist and professor of music, a harness-maker, surveyor, bank clerk, and farmer. Of those who died of fever there were, a olerk at the General Post-office, a warehouseman, an artist, a clerk of the Bank of England, schoolmaster at a reformatory, ribbon warehouseman, an officer of inland revenue, a chemist, and a schoolmaster. Next in order of fatality is bronchitis, to which four deaths are attributed. Of the other causes of death there are— cancer, paralysis, drowning, epilepsy, sudden death,accident cold, and other fatal causes; but in no case are there more than one, two, or three deaths from any one special cause, except in the instance already mentioned—a circumstance which seems to show that, as regards the death of male adults in the prime of life, consumption, heart disease, and fever aro the most dangerous enemies we have to contend with. We have looked at this very important matter from a limited point of view; but if it should be shown by more extensive statistics that our remarks are right, they should lead to inquiries which would have useful and practical results. THE PREMIER IN WALES.—On Tuesday, the 30th ult., Lord Palmerston paid a visit to North Wales. He came via Llanrwst, and travelled through the picturesque vale of Dolwyddelw, and after inspecting the Welsh Slate Company's quarry at Festiniog, of which he is the princi • pal proprietor, Lis lordship proceeded down to Tanybwlch along the Festiniog Railway, accompanied by some of the directors of the line. This line runs from the slate quarries of Festiniog to Portmadon, a distance of 13 miles, on a gradual incline, and commands some of the best views in Wales. The gauge of this railway is only two feet; it has been greatly improved within the last twelvemonth, and is shortly to be opened for passenger traffic. Steam power is now introduced on this line, and works uncommonly well. On Wednesday his lordship went up to inspect his new slate quarry near the top of Moelwyn Mountain. Lord Palmerston travelled down the line for the first time in one of the company's new carriages. On Thursday, the Ist inst., his lordship came down to Portmadoc. After visiting the Welsh Slate Company's wharf his lordship left the town. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were but mode rately supplied with wheat. The trade, however, ruled quiet; nevertheless, both red and white qualities changed hands at full prices. The spring corn trade was steady, at fully late rates. In flour, about an average business was transacted, at previous quotations. On the Continent a lair business is passing in most de ecriptions of produce, at full currencies. At New York the trade for wheat and flour is firmer, and prices have im proved. But moderate supplies of home-grown produce were re ceived up to our market last week. The imports from abrcad consisted of 13,576 quarters of wheat, 10,470 barley, 67,044 oats, 30 rye, 700 beans, 960 peas, 64 tares, 11,918 linseed, 26,896 oilseeds, 13,965 maize, 120 sundry seeds, 30 sacks, and 14,297 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-grown wheat, coastwise and by rail, were but moderate. Most samples, however, were received in good condition. Factors commenced business by demanding rather more money both for red and white parcels of good and fine quality. Millers, however, declined to operate except at the rates of Monday last, end at that day's currency the bulk of the supply was finally disposed of. With most descriptions of foreign wheat the market was well supplied. The amount of business transacted was but moderate. The market, however, both for American and Continental produce, presented a firm appearance, and last Monday's quotations were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, and prices ruled firm. The supply of English barley on the stands was very moderate—but the market was more extensively supplied with foreign produce. On the whole the trade was steady at full quotations. For malt there was a fair demand at late currencies, The supply of oats on sale was large. For nearly all de scriptions there was an active demand, and the late advance in prices was fully supported. Beans, the supply of which was small, changed hands at extreme rates. Peas ruled firm, at full quotations. The nrarket was scantily supplied with all descriptions. In flour about an average business was transacted, at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE!. lilegit—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 44s Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 43s 48s Ditto, 1801 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye— —s —s Barley—Grinding 243 27a Malting, new 328 37s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 663 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6OB 663 Chevalier oatB —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 203 238 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 193 233 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2lB 24s Beane—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White Boilers 36s 40s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 0 85 303 Stockton and Norfolk 26s 28s American, per barrel l9s 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of each kind of foreign stock on offer, here, to-day, but its general quality was very middling. Sales progressed slowly, at about last week's prices. We were but moderately supplied with English and Scotch beasts—but the arrivals from Ireland were on the increase. Prime Scots, Herefords, Devons, &c., were scarce, and in good request, at very full prices. Inferior breeds, however, wero dull, at last Monday's currency. A few very superior Scots, &c•, realised 5s 2d, but the general top figure for beef was 5s per Blbs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, we received 2,500 ehort-horns, crosses, ; from other parts of England, 9JO various breeds; from Scot land, 50 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 300 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was seasonably good as to number— but most most breeds were in very middling condition. Downs, half-breds, Leicesters, &c., of primo quality sold somewhat briskly, at extreme quotations. Otherwise, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. A few Downs and half-breds sold at 5s 6d per Bibs. The more general figure, however, was 5s 4d per 81bs. The lamb season is now closed. The few lambs in the pens were mostly disposed of at mutton prices. There was a slight improvement in the demand for calves, at 2d per 81bs more money, compared with Thurs day last. Top price, 4s 10d per Sibs. Pigs were in good supply, and steady request, at very full prices. Small porkers realised 4s 8d per Bibs. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. cf. s. d. s. d. s. Urse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 0 Secondquality do. 3 8 4 4 Pme, S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Largo orse. calves 3 10 4 6 Prime Scots, ac. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 8 4 10 & inf. sheep 3 10 4 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 8 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 21s; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25e each. TOTAL sUPPLY. . 6,420 Beasts ... . FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. Sheep and lambs .... 10,430 Calves ........ Pigs some ...... 7O Cows — Sheep and lambs 26,570 Calves 324 rigs. The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 20,133 head. In the corresponding week in 1863,w0 received 19,331—in 1862,11,698—M 1801, 12,007 —in 1860, 13,595—in 1859, 13,269—in 1858, 12,028. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. From Amsterdam.... • • Bremen .. 339 .. 302 .. 4 .. •• ;; Calais ...• •••• •• •• 6 •• v,v Dordt. 257 .. 1113 .. • • Dunkirk. •• , m ° Hamburg .... 151 .. 1060 .. . .. 219 Harlingen .... 430 .. 1531 .. 66 .. 97 .. 906 Medemblik'.... 62 .. 1614 • • Nieu Diep Oporto . Ostend . 17 .. •. 24 .. 50 Rotterdam .... 806 .. 4552 553 .. 862 .. 237 Tonning 1826 .. 2227 .. 435 .. • • Total .... 4068 .. 12,828 .. 992 ..1075 ..1579 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs. 1803 3103 ~ 13,347 .. 930 .. 843 .. 1108 1862 ll9O .. 8,381 .. 660 .. 569 .. 908 1861 1702 .. 8,447 .. 425 .. 698 .. 895 1860 1858 1256 .. 10,745 .. 214 .. 625 .. , 639 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Sept. 7, 1863, and this day, Monday, Sept. 5, 1864, For 81b. to sink tho offal. Sept. 7, 1863. 3 6to 3 10 40 4 6 4 8 4 10 4 10 5 0 38 4 2 44 4 8 410 5 0 52 5 4 00 0 0 36 4 2 44 4 8 Sept. 5, 1864. 3 4to 3 6 38 4 4 4 6 410 410 5 0 310 4 2 44 4 8 410 5 0 52 5 4 00 0 0 310 4 6 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior beasts.... Second quality do Prime large oxen .. Prime Scots, &c Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do Primo Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. - ----- Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 460 460 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 8, 18620—Beasts, 6,070 — sheep and lambs, 26,080—calves, 262—pigs, 450. SEPT. 9, 1861.—Beasts, 5410—sheep, 2,l9o—calves, 211—pigs, 490. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Increased supplies of home-grown potatoes are on sale at these markets to-day, and the show of foreign produce on offer has also improved. The trade, consequently, is less active, and prices are lower for all qualities. The imports into London last week amounted to 120 tons from Dunkirk, 40 tons from Dieppe, 117 tons from Vivier, 65 tons from St. Brier, 162 sacks from Weis. 90 tons from Rouen, 37 tonefrom St. Malo, 28 bags from Rotterdam, and 3S tons from Jersey. Kent and Essex I'egents....Bos to 1308 per ton. Shawl, ....70a to 80s „ ....508 to 70s „ Foreign, u BOROUGH HOP. The supply of new hops is steadily increasing, and the market is now fairly supplied for the time of year with Kent produce. Advices from the plantations aro satisfactory, and picking is now pretty general. Generally speaking, the trade to-day is dull ; nevertheless, compared with Mon day last prices shew no change of importance. There were no imports into London last week ; Mid and East Rents 10s to Os per ewt, Weald of Keats 5 100 to 6 lOs „ Sussex .... Yearlings .. 6 10s to 7 Os „ Older hops ...... 0 15s to 4 4 ~ WOOL. The public pies of colonial wool were brought to a close on Wednetday last. The quantities actually disposed of during their progress were as follows :—New South Wales and Queensland, 29,902—Victoria, 48,111—Tasmania, 13,107; South Australia, B,292—New Zealand, 25,909 — Western Australia, 361—Cape, 12,781 —sundry countries, 1,953—t0ta1, 140,446 bales. Owing to the limited require mcnts of export buyers, the bulk this enormous supply was disposed of to our own manufacturers, and taking this into oonsideration, the sales passed of satisfactorily, and at re munnerative prices. Towards the close, however, there was much less activity in the biddings, and prices declined, Port Philip, Tasmania, New Zealand, and all defective wools being Id to 2d per lb lower than at the commence- ment of the sales, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Per 81b. by the carcase. s u e dl Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 ! Middling do. .. 3 6 3 10 Frimo large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 d s Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Primo do . 4 6 4 8 Veal. . 3 8 4 6 Small pork 4 4 4 8 Lamb SEEDS. The supply of new mustard seed on sale is very moderate, and the trade ru!es firm, at lie to Hs 6d for white qualities. Linseed and rapeseed are firm. Other seeds rule inactive. For cakes there is a good demand, at fully the late advance in prices. Turnip, White,p.bus.2Cs to 22s - Swede — s —s Mustard, Brown —o s White, lls 11s6d Tares, Spring . .... 4 s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - b —s Canary, per quarter 525 62s Rye grass, new —s —s Clover, Red Eng., et • —s s White Foreign Red, —s —s White --s —s Trefoil new —S Carraway 22s 263 Coriander l2s 16s Elempseed, per qr sls 58s Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s Crushing Baltic —3 —s Odessa —B -s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os 11 10s Foreign ..... £9 lOs £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton.£llos £5 103 Rapeseed, new,pr qr 64s 683 TALLOW. • • • iThe tallow trade is quiet tc,day, and prices have receded from the late highest point. The quotations for P.Y.C. is 425. 6cl. per cwt. on the spot ; and 445. 9d. for October to December delivery, Rough fat has advanced to 2s. 2d. per 8 lbs. Particulars. Stock this nay... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week, Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week, Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 1850. 1861 1863, 1864. 1862. 41,749 42,158 54,857 42.205 42,148 52s0a to 48s 6d to 48s0d t 0,41831 to 42s WO —l5 d —s Od 49a Od 41s 6d —s Od 2 754 5,895 1,315 1,007 2,262 26,510 34,220 20,200 13,207 15,529 4,950 2,158 S3O 1,639 1,134 41,171: 20,029 16,830 17,768 12,656 54s 3d 508 9d 50s Od 43s Id 44s 34 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGILSTREET. FRACAS AT THE OXFORD Music HALL.--Mr Charles Wright Geddes, of 29, King-street, llolborn, engineer, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr James Frederick Evans, a clerk, residing at 103, Winchester street, Pimlico, at the Oxford Music Hall. Mr Evans said—On Saturday evening, about 11 o'clock, I was at the Oxford Music Hall. The defendant accused me of insulting some ladies who were with him, and I in dignantly denied it. The defendant moved to the opposite side of the table where I was sitting and then got up, and believing that ho was about to strike me I pushed him hack into his chair. Anything further I do not recollect, except that my head was broken. The defendant had been sitting some way off, and the female opposite to me. On getting outside of the hall, and the defendant being pointed out to me, I gave him in charge. My head was dressed by the divisional surgeon in Ilart-street, Bloomsbury. By Mr Lewis—l had been sitting opposite ladies for one hour and a half. I did not hear one of the ladies complain to the defendant, and change her seat in consequence of my annoyance. I had done nothing to annoy the ladies, The defendant did not say my remarks were offensive, neither did he beckon the waiter to come to him. I pushed back but did not strike him. I was not intoxicated but had been dining out. The ladies never spoke to me and the singing had been going on. I took no notice of them. I did not say at the station that I had spoken to the ladies, but had not insulted them. I cannot say what I said at the station house as I was confused from loss of blood. A witness—l heard some high words, and on turning round saw the defendant strike the complainant on the head with a bottle. I afterwards heard the defendant say the complainant had insulted some ladies. Mr. Arthur Barrett, classical tutor, of 103, Winchester street, Pimlico--I was sitting a few yards off when my attention was called to a disturbance, and I saw the de fendant strike complain ant with a bottle, and the com plainant fell back. William Moorcroft, 165 E—l took the defendant into custody and the complainant to the divisional Burgeon, who dressed his head. The complainant was saturated with blood. The defendant said the complainant interfered with some ladies who were with him. Mr Lewis addressed the magistrate on the defendant's behalf, stating, that he did not wish to deny the assault, but that the complainant had given great provocation. The ladies, one of whom was Geddes, had complained to Mr. Geddes of the complainant's conduct, and Mr. Geddes, when he was pushedi back, took up the nearest thing to hand and struck the complainant. The assault was quite unpremeditated, though he (Mr Lewis) was will ing to admit there was excess. Mr Lewis then called Miss Anne Shakspeare, of 29, King-street, Holborn, who said—l accompanied Mr and Mrs Geddes to the Oxford Music Hall on Saturday night. While sitting at the tablo the complainant pushed some ginger beer bottles in Mrs Geddes's lap, and then begged Mrs Geddes's pardon, which was granted. The complainant then said something to Mrs Geddes, but, in consequence of the music, I did not hear what it was. They changed places because the complainant spoke to Mrs Geddes, but they made no complaint to Mr Geddes. The complainant struck Mr Geddes, and then Mr Geddes struck the complainant with a bottle. The com plainant was not sober. Mr Lewis said the only other witness he had was Mrs Geddes, who could r ot be called. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought it was often a pity the wife could not be called, because in the present case the real offence 'taken was not at the ginger - beer bottles being pushed into Mrs. Geddes' lap, but at something which she had represented to her husband. The complainant hart been drinking, and first offended Mrs Geddes by what ha d been stated, and no doubt then said something to her, av,d then the rest followed. It was very natural that Mr. Geddes should have struck the complainant under the cir cumstances, and if he had used his fist very little would have been thought of it, but he should not have struck with a bottle, as he might have caused the death of the complainant, and been charged with manslaughter. It was a mere case of excess, and he thought the parties had bet ter have settled the case themselves. After some conversation between Mr Lewis and the com plainant, the complainant said he would be content if Mir Geddes placed something in the poor's box. Mr Lewis said that the offer of the complainant was very handsome, and that tho defendant would place £2 in tho poor box. The Complainant—l wish emphatically to state that I never insulted either of the ladies. The defendant was then liberated. THAMES. IMPItISONMENT OF A. GENTLEMAN WITHOUT A FINE; James Hislop, a middle-aged man, was charged before Mr Paget with assaulting the wife of a tradesman, of the name. of Phillips. a fruiterer in business in Charles-street, St. Georges-in-the-East. Police Constable 123 IC, said that about 11 o'clock on Saturday night he heard a disturbance in Charles-street ; when on reaching the house of Mr Phillips he found the prisoner who was challenging him (Phillips) to fight. After a great deal of trouble he induced the prisoner to go away. In about an hour after he found the prisoner there again, threatening to fight Mr Phillips, when witness was obliged 4 to take him to the Station-house. The prisoner stated that he was in the act of lighting hi a cigar from ages-light in the shop of Mr. Phillips, when I . Le called him a thief. Mr. Phillips denied that he sooke to the prisoner, and said that while the prisonor was at oat to light his cigar, he attempted to put his arm round his wife's neck. _ _ The constable said that at the station-house he ad: nitted that he might have accidentally touched Mrs. Phillip P. Mr. Paget observed that he nevor looked over an a ssault of that description. It wasd. a gross outrage upon a m trr i L woman which he would punish severely. The prisoner was sent to prison for seven dayt'. The prisoner asked the magistrate to impose a. fine. Mr. Paget—Certainly not. THEATRES IN LIVERPOOL—The Liverpool minis. trates yesterday cancelled the two following rules relative to the theatres in the borough, inasmuch Rs% they had been instructed by counsel that they had no pow er to impose these terms upon the managers :—" That no .com mon prostitute or reputed thief, or other notoriously dis orderly person, shall be knowingly admitted into, or 1 )er witted to remain in any of the said theatres, but that t. he manager shall to the best of his ability maintain and keep good order and decent behaviour in the theatre daring the hours of performance. And every manager or other per son having the care or management of any theatre, who, shall make default in compliance with these rules, or either of them, shall forfeit and pay for such offence a sum not exceeding £20." It was stated that similar rules to these existed in Birmingham, Manchester, and elsewhere. LAY MUNIFICENCE.—Mr. J. G. Hubbard, has contributed the sum of £l,OOO towards the restoration of the parish church of Buckingham. THE TEMPLE CHURCH.—Tnis church Las under. gone aco replete restoration, under the direction of Mr. St Aubyn and Mr. Smirks, and it is intended to re' )pen it for Divine service on Sunday, tte 2d of October. THE COST OF POLloE.—Last year the , cast of police in Ireland was £780,111 12g. 4d., and in - England and Wales £1,658,265. The cost per head of the pc pulation was about ls. Bd. . _ INSANE PAUPERS.—From an official do cutnent just issued it appears that on the last return there were as many as 1,142,624 insane paupers. PROFESSOR ANDERSON.--This eminent master of legerdemain commences to-night, at S.t, James's Hall, a series of grand entertainments under the tit]e of "the World of Magic," which will embrace a variety of startling novelties in his peculiar art. The. well-known skill of the Professor, who, as " Wizird of the North," has become celebrated not only in this country but abroad, will doubtless secure for him a large amount of public/ support, ~r